The tool, called Deep Research, arrives days after OpenAI released another one, which shops for groceries and books restaurant reservations.

A new investment from the Japanese conglomerate would be separate from the $100 billion tied to a project announced at the White House last week.

The San Francisco start-up claims that its Chinese rival may have used data generated by OpenAI technologies to build new systems.

The Silicon Valley giant was criticized for giving away its core A.I. technology two years ago for anyone to use. Now that bet is having an impact.

The new tool, called Operator, can shop for groceries or book a restaurant reservation. But it still needs help from humans.

The company built a cheaper, competitive chatbot with fewer high-end computer chips than U.S. behemoths like Google and OpenAI, showing the limits of chip export control.

The company said its Columbus plant could eventually produce tens of thousands of autonomous systems and weapons each year.

The maker of ChatGPT hopes to spur investment from the Middle East and avoid strict regulations on the development of new technologies.

OpenAI’s chief executive and founder denies the allegations, which are similar to claims his sister has long made online.

The financing efforts follow new funding rounds by Elon Musk’s xAI and the market leader, OpenAI, which is now valued at $157 billion.

OpenAI said it would be restructured as a public benefit corporation, and that the nonprofit that controls the organization would receive shares in the new company.